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The 21 named storms of this year's hurricane season, which ends today, Nov. 30, 2021. (Credit: NOAA)

2021 Atlantic Hurricanes

The season was more active than normal for the sixth year in a row.

 The 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season Was a Doozy

Will the serious drought conditions afflicting large swaths of western North America, as seen in this drought monitor map, improve this winter? And what about temperature? Where is it likely to be warmer or colder than usual? Keep reading to find out. (Credit: NOAA)

North American Drought

La Niña is tipping the odds in favor of certain outcomes. Unfortunately, that's bad news for the Southwestern U.S. and large parts of California.

What Weather Should We Expect This Winter?

A calf uses a bathroom stall, called the MooLoo, to relieve itself. (Credit: Research Institute for Farm Animal Biology)

Calf using a bathroom stall

The “MooLoo” may lead to a 56 percent reduction in ammonia emissions, according to researchers.

Toilet-Trained Cows Could Be a New Pollution Solution

NASA GLOBE Clouds

With NASA's GLOBE program and GLOBE Observer app, you can help research trees, clouds and more by just snapping photos.

Four Ways (in One App) to Help NASA Study the Changing Planet

Sharks

Oceanography and paleontology work recently uncovered the mysterious disappearance of most sharks in the ocean millions of years ago. These ocean predators are facing another decline today.

Almost 20 Million Years Ago, Sharks Nearly Went Extinct — Nobody Knows Why

Trawling

An Italian fisherman got creative in his effort to prevent trawlers from destroying local fish stocks.

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